north windn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ ˈwɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθ ˈwɪnd/

Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and wind n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., wind n.¹

Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + wind n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nortwint (Dutch noordwind ), Middle Low German nōrtwint , Old High German nordwint (Middle High German nortwint , German Nordwind ). Compare northen-wind n. at northen adv. 1.In sense 2 after Chinese běifēng < běi north + fēng wind (see feng shui n.).

1. A wind blowing from the north.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north

north windeOE

aquilonc1374

northa1382

Boreas1398

breeze1589

tramontane1615

galern1693

northern1777

norther1827

northerly1895

eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 127 Circius et boreus, twegen norðwindas.

c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 18* Northwynde Estwynde.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Song of Sol. iv. 16 Rise thou north wynd, and come thou, south wynd, blowe thou thorouȝ my gardyn.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 86^v Northwynde; Borias septentrio.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Song of Sol. iv. 16 Vp thou northwynde, come thou southwynde.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey ix. 136 A sodaine North-wind fetcht..quite about againe, Our whole endeuours.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. vi. 217 They should sail with the safe north wind of Nequid Nimis.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses iv. 16 You might argue as well with the Northwind, as with her Ladyship.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 106/1 The north wind is generally accompanied with a considerable degree of cold.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 9 Without the baffled north-wind calls.

1901 E. Arnold Voy. Ithobal 48 The North wind filled our sails, The green sea glittered.

1990 Friends of Wine 41/1 But when the September rains appeared, with overcast skies and no north wind to dry out the grapes, everyone was concerned.

2. Mah-jong. Usually with capital initials. Any one of the four tiles representing this wind. Also: the player who draws such a tile at the outset of a game, or who succeeds to this designation at a later stage. Cf. north n. 1c.

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1922 P. Naftaly How to play Ma Jong 1 There are also 4 pieces each of 4 designs known as the East Wind, South Wind, West Wind and North Wind.

1960 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games vi. 152 The tiles are grouped into..East, South, West, and North Winds.

1984 G. Headley & Y. Seeley Mah-Jong (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) (1987) 31 [In five-handed mah-jong] the retiring player is always the old East Wind and the incoming player is always the new North Wind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north wind
释义	north windn. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ ˈwɪnd/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθ ˈwɪnd/ Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and wind n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., wind n.¹ Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + wind n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nortwint (Dutch noordwind ), Middle Low German nōrtwint , Old High German nordwint (Middle High German nortwint , German Nordwind ). Compare northen-wind n. at northen adv. 1.In sense 2 after Chinese běifēng < běi north + fēng wind (see feng shui n.). 1. A wind blowing from the north. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north north windeOE aquilonc1374 northa1382 Boreas1398 breeze1589 tramontane1615 galern1693 northern1777 norther1827 northerly1895 eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 127 Circius et boreus, twegen norðwindas. c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 18* Northwynde Estwynde. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Song of Sol. iv. 16 Rise thou north wynd, and come thou, south wynd, blowe thou thorouȝ my gardyn. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 86^v Northwynde; Borias septentrio. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Song of Sol. iv. 16 Vp thou northwynde, come thou southwynde. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey ix. 136 A sodaine North-wind fetcht..quite about againe, Our whole endeuours. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. vi. 217 They should sail with the safe north wind of Nequid Nimis. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses iv. 16 You might argue as well with the Northwind, as with her Ladyship. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 106/1 The north wind is generally accompanied with a considerable degree of cold. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 9 Without the baffled north-wind calls. 1901 E. Arnold Voy. Ithobal 48 The North wind filled our sails, The green sea glittered. 1990 Friends of Wine 41/1 But when the September rains appeared, with overcast skies and no north wind to dry out the grapes, everyone was concerned. 2. Mah-jong. Usually with capital initials. Any one of the four tiles representing this wind. Also: the player who draws such a tile at the outset of a game, or who succeeds to this designation at a later stage. Cf. north n. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > mah-jong > [noun] > wind north wind1922 south wind1922 west wind1922 wind1922 1922 P. Naftaly How to play Ma Jong 1 There are also 4 pieces each of 4 designs known as the East Wind, South Wind, West Wind and North Wind. 1960 R. C. Bell Board & Table Games vi. 152 The tiles are grouped into..East, South, West, and North Winds. 1984 G. Headley & Y. Seeley Mah-Jong (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) (1987) 31 [In five-handed mah-jong] the retiring player is always the old East Wind and the incoming player is always the new North Wind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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